Ratepayers could be asked to reach into their pockets again,
or the city's bars and restaurants could be slapped with a
new targeted rate, as the Dunedin City Council grapples with
a $3.2 million loss from Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has expressed concern at the decision
to award an audiovisual contract for work inside the Forsyth
Barr Stadium to a new, out-of-town company linked to a former
Australian bankrupt.